http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/2203/article/20The Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2022-10-07Expert Participation2022-04-01 PART IIIADOPTION ORDERSFreeing for adoptionRevocation of order freeing child for adoption201The former parent, at any time more than 12 months after the making of the order freeing the child for adoption when—ano adoption order has been made in respect of the child, andbthe child does not have his home with a person with whom he has been placed for adoption,may apply to the court which made the order for a further order revoking it on the ground that he wishes to resume parental responsibility for the child.2While the application is pending the adoption agency having parental responsibility shall not place the child for adoption without the leave of the court.3The revocation of an order under Article 17(1) or 18(1) ( “a freeing order”) operates—ato extinguish the parental responsibility given to the adoption agency under the freeing order;bto give parental responsibility for the child to—ithe child's mother; andiiwhere the child's father and mother were married to , or civil partners of, each other at the time of his birth, the father; andcto revive—iany parental responsibility agreement,iiany order under Article 7 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, andiiiany appointment of a guardian in respect of the child (whether made by a court or otherwise),extinguished by the making of a freeing order.3ASubject to paragraph (3)(c), the revocation does not—aoperate to revive—iany order under the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995,oriiany duty referred to in Article 12(3)(c),extinguished by the making of the freeing order; orbaffect any person's parental responsibility so far as it relates to the period between the making of the freeing order and the date of revocation of that order.4Subject to paragraph (5), if the application is dismissed on the ground that to allow it would contravene the principle embodied in Article 9—athe former parent who made the application shall not be entitled to make any further application under paragraph (1) in respect of the child, andbthe adoption agency is released from the duty of complying further with Article 19(3) as respects that parent.5Paragraph (4)(a) shall not apply where the court which dismissed the application gives leave to the former parent to make a further application under paragraph (1), but such leave shall not be given unless it appears to the court that because of a change in circumstances or for any other reason it is proper to allow the application to be made.1995 NI 2Words in art. 20(3)(b)(ii) inserted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 30(7)(a) (with regs. 6-9)Word in art. 20(3)(c)(ii) substituted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 30(7)(b) (with regs. 6-9)
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<Addition ChangeId="d29p1700" CommentaryRef="c17012581">extinguished by the making of the freeing order; or</Addition>
</Text>
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/3A/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/3A/b" id="article-20-3A-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p1700" CommentaryRef="c17012581">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p1700" CommentaryRef="c17012581">affect any person's parental responsibility so far as it relates to the period between the making of the freeing order and the date of revocation of that order.</Addition>
</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/4" id="article-20-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subject to paragraph (5), if the application is dismissed on the ground that to allow it would contravene the principle embodied in Article 9—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/4/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/4/a" id="article-20-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the former parent who made the application shall not be entitled to make any further application under paragraph (1) in respect of the child, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/4/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/4/b" id="article-20-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the adoption agency is released from the duty of complying further with Article 19(3) as respects that parent.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/5" id="article-20-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Paragraph (4)(a) shall not apply where the court which dismissed the application gives leave to the former parent to make a further application under paragraph (1), but such leave shall not be given unless it appears to the court that because of a change in circumstances or for any other reason it is proper to allow the application to be made.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
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<Commentary id="c17012581" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1995" id="c00316" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1995" AlternativeNumber="2">1995 NI 2</Citation>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-5d765656d395a96673b7cbd03d1a886e" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="coztjva83-00006" SectionRef="article-20-3-b-ii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/3/b/ii">art. 20(3)(b)(ii)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (13.1.2020) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1514" id="coztjva83-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="1514" Title="The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019">The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coztjva83-00008" CitationRef="coztjva83-00007" SectionRef="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1514/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coztjva83-00009" CitationRef="coztjva83-00007" SectionRef="regulation-30-7-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1514/regulation/30/7/a" Operative="true">30(7)(a)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="coztjva83-00010" CitationRef="coztjva83-00007" StartSectionRef="regulation-6" EndSectionRef="regulation-9" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1514/regulation/6" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1514/regulation/9">regs. 6-9</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-2647a88f4ca99abe287ca9ffad922c15" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Word in
<CitationSubRef id="coztjva83-00016" SectionRef="article-20-3-c-ii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1987/2203/article/20/3/c/ii">art. 20(3)(c)(ii)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (13.1.2020) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1514" id="coztjva83-00017" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="1514" Title="The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019">The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coztjva83-00018" CitationRef="coztjva83-00017" SectionRef="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1514/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coztjva83-00019" CitationRef="coztjva83-00017" SectionRef="regulation-30-7-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1514/regulation/30/7/b" Operative="true">30(7)(b)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="coztjva83-00020" CitationRef="coztjva83-00017" StartSectionRef="regulation-6" EndSectionRef="regulation-9" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1514/regulation/6" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1514/regulation/9">regs. 6-9</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
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